High Westwood railway station
High Westwood | |||||
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 The site of the station, looking west towards Blackhall, in 2000 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | High Westwood, County Durham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°53′57″N 1°49′17″W / 54.8992°N 1.8214°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ115560 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1909 | Opened | ||||
| 4 May 1942 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 11 November 1963 | Closed to goods | ||||
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High Westwood railway station served the village of High Westwood, County Durham, England from 1909 to 1942 on the Derwent Valley Railway.
History
The station opened on 1 July 1909 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated at the end of a track running from Derwent Crescent. The platforms were made of timber and it was on a hill above the village. The station was the first on the line to close; it closed to passengers on 4 May 1942 while the other stations survived[1] and closed to goods traffic on 11 November 1963.[2]
References
- ^ "Disused Stations: High Westwood". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Site of High Westwood station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Lintz Green Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Derwent Valley Railway |
Ebchester Line and station closed |